Dictionary English German: [own]

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English German
freely {adv} [of one's own accord]
759
freiwillig
ain [Scot.: own]
115
eigener
acad. educ. voluntary {adj} [of one's own accord]
82
fakultativ [nach eigenem Ermessen]
proverb [»Every little bean will make its own little sound.« - referring to flatulence related to consumption of legumes]Jedes Böhnchen gibt ein Tönchen. [hum.]
gastr. [refers to meat and sausages made at one's own butchery] {adv}aus Eigenschlachtung
discretionary {adj} [left to one's own judgment]dem eigenen Ermessen anheimgestellt [geh.]
outside {adj} [non-local, external, not one's own]fremd
Verbs
to foster sb. [bring up a child that is not one's own by birth]
231
jdn. aufziehen [ein Findelkind, ein Pflegekind]
to feature sth. [own, have; of a house: garden, 3 bedrooms, etc.]
213
etw. aufweisen [haben, besitzen]
to misuse sb./sth. [for one's own ends]
121
jdn./etw. instrumentalisieren [für eigene Zwecke missbrauchen]
to exploit sth. [to one's own advantage]
18
etw.Akk. ausmünzen [selten] [zu eigenem Vorteil verwerten]
to locomote [to move about, esp. under one's own power]sichAkk. [bes. aus eigener Kraft] fortbewegen
to twist [of its own accord] [to warp]sichAkk. verdrehen
Nouns
childminder [Br.] [who minds children in her own home]
191
Tagesmutter {f}
lit. memoir [literary report from the own life]
29
Memoir {n} [literarischer Bericht aus dem eigenen Leben]
fin. law commingling [of client funds with fiduciary's own funds]
24
Konfusion {f}
hostess [at her own home]
9
Hausfrau {f} [Gastgeberin]
matricide [killer of own mother]
8
Muttermörder {m}
archi. urban [detached residence set in its own grounds]
5
Villa {f}
gastr. [method of cooking meat very slowly in its own fat, usually as preservation]
5
Konfieren {n} [Garmethode, bei der Fleisch im eigenen Fett gegart wird; bes. als Konservierungsmethode]
oenol. [a vine that has not been grafted, but grows on its own roots]Direktträger {m} [auch: Selbstträger]
astron. [an object's own gravity]Eigengravitation {f}
[distancing oneself from one's own previous ideas, statements, works]Kindesweglegung {f} [fig.] [österr.] [Rückzug von früheren Idealen, Überzeugungen, Aussagen etc.]
sports [football / soccer team of a club's own home-grown players, or esp. young players]Fohlenelf {f} [ugs.]
mus. [Gebrauchsmusik, German term for music that exists not only for its own sake ("utility music")]F-Musik {f} [Gebrauchsmusik]
oenol. [wine made from pomace for one's own use]Haustrunk {m} [Tresterwein]
countrywoman [woman from one's own / a specified country]Landsmännin {f}
cutting [of one's own skin]Ritzen {n} [Schneiden der eigenen Haut]
matricide [killing of one's own mother]Matrizid {m}
patricide [killing of one's own father]Patrizid {m}
2 Words: Others
law manu propria {adv} <m.p.> [(signed) with one's own hand]manu propria < m. p., mppria, mppa> [eigenhändig (unterzeichnet)]
single-handed {adj} [unaided, by one's own effort]ohne Hilfe [nachgestellt]
2 Words: Verbs
to absolve sb. from sth. [obligation, responsibility, one's own tests, etc.]jdn. von etw.Dat. befreien [von Verpflichtung, Verantwortung, eigenen Tests etc.]
to admit to sth. [own up]etw.Akk. zugeben
to be controlled [to restrain one's own emotions]beherrscht sein [keine Gefühle zeigen]
to dent sb.'s car [with one's own vehicle]jdm. eine Delle ins Auto fahren [ugs.]
to marry down [to wed sb. with a social status below one's own]eine schlechte Partie machen [Heirat]
to marry up [to marry sb. with a social status above one's own]sich hochheiraten
2 Words: Nouns
med. autologous blood [one's own blood]Eigenblut {n}
med. autologous fat [one's own fat]Eigenfett {n}
psych. body image [a person's perception of the aesthetics and sexual attractiveness of their own body]Körperschema {n} [neuropsychologische Korrelation der Wahrnehmung von realem Körper mit der Vorstellung vom eigenen Körper]
mus. pol. Hawai'i Pono'i [Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī] [current state song of the State of Hawaii] [Hawaiʻi's own true sons]Hawai'i Pono'i {f} [heutige Staatshymne des US-Bundesstaates Hawaii]
hist. ling. pol. Interpretatio graeca [Latin term for the common tendency of ancient Greek writers to equate foreign divinities to members of their own pantheon.]Interpretatio Graeca {f} [Gleichsetzung nichtgriechischer mit griechischen Göttern in der Antike]
lit. poetry reading [by a poet from his/her own works]Dichterlesung {f}
professional exhibition [of one's own work]Werkschau {f}
relig. secondary church [a church without its own minister]Nebenkirche {f} [eine Kirche, die keinen eigenen Pfarrer hat]
sports twelfth man <12th man> [own football supporters]zwölfter Mann {m} [Fußballjargon]
youth club [in its own building]Jugendhaus {n}
3 Words: Others
pol. Alis volat propriis. [USA] [Oregon state motto: She flies with her own wings.][Motto des US-Staates Oregon: Sie fliegt mit ihren eigenen Flügeln.]
on one's tod {adv} [Br.] [coll.] [on one's own](ganz) allein [ohne fremde Hilfe oder auf sich gestellt]
3 Words: Verbs
to become financially independent [by one's own efforts]sichAkk. finanziell auf eigene Beine stellen [fig.]
to blow it with sb. [coll.] [to lose sb.'s affection by your own actions]es sichDat. mit jdm. verscherzen
to fall into place [work out of its own accord]sich von selbst ergeben
4 Words: Others
idiom on one's own account {adv} [for one's own purposes, for oneself]in eigener Sache
Stay in your lane! [idiom] [Mind your own business!]Kümmere dich um deine eigenen Angelegenheiten!
4 Words: Verbs
idiom to be full of oneself [of the own importance]von seiner eigenen Bedeutung erfüllt sein [von der eigenen Wichtigkeit]
art lit. mus. to be in sb.'s hand [written in sb.'s own handwriting]von jds. Hand sein [in jds. eigener Handschrift verfasst]
to keep one's end up [coll.] [idiom] [to perform one's own part of an agreement]seinen Teil einhalten [einer Abmachung]
to refill one's (own) glass [I refilled my (own) glass.]sichDat. nachschenken [Ich schenkte mir nach.]
to score an own goal [Br.] [idiom] [damage one's own interests](sich) ein Eigentor schießen [Redewendung]
to stick to one's knitting [fig.] [to mind one's own business]bei seinem Leisten bleiben [fig.]
5+ Words: Others
Sb. is going for it. [coll.] [willing to make an experience on his own, refusing good advice]Jd. will es wissen.
Sb. was asking for it. [for the negative consequences of one's own actions]Jd. hat es (geradezu) herausgefordert. [für die negativen Folgen seiner eigenen Handlung]
quote We have our own dream and our own task. We are with Europe, but not of it. We are linked but not combined. [Winston Churchill]Wir haben unseren eigenen Traum und unsere eigene Aufgabe. Wir sind für Europa, aber wir sind kein Teil von ihm. Wir sind mit Europa verbunden, aber wir sind nicht in Europa eingeschlossen.
You brought this on yourself. [It's your own fault]Das hast du dir selbst zuzuschreiben.
5+ Words: Nouns
what is one's own and not one's ownEigenes {n} und Fremdes {n}
Fiction (Literature and Film)
film theatre F Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead [film: Tom Stoppard (after own play)]Rosenkranz & Güldenstern
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